bnx2x_fill_report_data(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… bnx2x_fill_report_data(9) πŸŽ€

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual ✨ this one's a little function from the bnx2x driver world, and honestly? she's short, she's sweet, she's a vibe. let's get into it 🫢


✨ NAME ✨

bnx2x_fill_report_data β€” fill link report data to report πŸ’«

like, she literally fills the link report data. that's the whole assignment. no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void bnx2x_fill_report_data (struct bnx2x *bp , struct
       bnx2x_link_report_data *data );

returns void, takes two pointers, zero drama. iconic behavior honestly πŸ‘‘

πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • bp β€” the driver handle πŸš—βœ¨ your main character pointer, the one holding all the driver state.
  • data β€” link state to update πŸ“Š this is the link report data getting filled in, bestie.

πŸ’œ DESCRIPTION πŸ’œ

so what she does is use non-atomic bit operations β€” and before you come for her, it's because she's called under the mutex πŸ”’ so like, the locking is already handled, she's just doing her little bit flips in peace. no extra atomicity needed, we're safe, we're cozy, we're under the mutex. periodt πŸ’…

ngl this is a "don't call her outside the mutex" situation, iykyk β€” the manpage says the non-atomic bit ops are fine because it's called under the mutex πŸ™ˆ

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group, fr fr 🫢 the way they all showed up in the cross-reference list? obsessed πŸ’–


okay that's the page!! πŸ’€ this one's sourced from ./drivers/net/ethernet/broadco... and dated October 2026, and the page itself is bnx2x_fill_report_data(9) β€” mwah, slay, go read the source bestie πŸ§šβ€β™€οΈπŸ’œ

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